Best of dorris meets - The Innovator's Podcast by hidorris

My guest for this podcast episode is Nicolas Arroyo, Founding Partner of Copenhagen-based strategic foresight firm bespoke. bespoke helps organizations to identify drivers and signals of change and imagine better future scenarios. So a very relevant topic during times of COVID-19 and an even more changing world. 

With Nic I chatted about remote workshop facilitation and remote work, about changes in consumer behavior caused by Covid-19 and how to take this as an opportunity while staying positive. Nic explained how a Strategic Foresight company works, what Signals of Change and Trends are and why we can all create our own preferred version of the future.

Find bespoke online: https://www.bespokecph.com/

Follow Nic on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicnaar/ 

Register for bespoke’s Futures Design Camp online starting 5th May: https://courses.bespokecph.com/camp

What we talked about:

4.56 Nic talks about the differences between Remote and On-Site Work and the current changes to our work lives caused by COVID-19

10.00 What will our new work life look like after the crisis?

13.00 What a Strategic Foresight Company does and examples of current Signals of Change

25.00 Flight shaming as a Signal of Change and how COVID-19 might influence future business trips

33.30 Why Nic loves to go to Japan

43:44 Can a business really design its own future?

We are talking to Peter Fisher in this episode of dorris meets. Peter is the Co-Founder of Copenhagen-based virtual reality and augmented reality production house Khora. Khora is not only the leading VR and AR hub for innovators in Denmark but has also founded a VR Art Production company called Khora Contemporary. With Khora Contemporary, Peter and his colleagues try to become a bridge between the artists and VR developers to unleash their imaginative visions exploring this new media and its limitless possibilities. 

Peter and Chris chat about the process of working together with an artist on a Virtual Reality Artpiece, about how VR can change the collection of artworks, galleries and the experience of Art in general. Peter gives us interesting insights in the future of Art, what can be possible and how Khora Contemporary wants to play a major role in this change.

We covered the following topics:

2:10 The Founding of Khora and opening the first VR store worldwide

5:13 The founding of Khora Contemporary and the work with the first artists

10:50 About working with German-Danish Artist Christian Lemmerz

13:55 How the VR art process works 

17:07 Difference between working with Artists and other industries Khora is working with

20:00 Buying VR Art

22:18 The future of Art Galleries and Why a VR Art Piece is never only virtual

26:06 About Ownership of VR Art

33:08 Netflix for VR Art

34:58 Recent Projects

36:40 Khora Contemporary Vision

Get in touch with Peter & Khora online or experience their artwork virtually:
Khora VR https://khora-vr.com/, visit their VR store at Høkerboderne 8 in Copenhagen or book in individual workshop for your company

Khora Contemporary https://khoracontemporary.com/

Follow Khora on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/khora-virtual-reality/

Learn more about Khora`s work with Christian Lemmerz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjTX06DnSEI&feature=emb_title

Another artwork by Paul McCarthy and Khora: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8o_yYqQo20

Our guest today is Anders Hvid who is the Co-Founder of Copenhagen-based consulting firm DareDisrupt. Anders is currently one of the most requested speakers and commentators on the topic of emerging technology, disruption and the future of business and society. 

He is also Co-Founder of Founders of Tomorrow, a bootcamp program designed to use technology as a tool to create positive impact in the world. 

With Anders I talked about Founders of Tomorrow, about this year`s topic Space and why it matters. We also covered the Nordic Approach to data, tech and digitization. Inspired by the Finnish AI initiative „Elements of AI“ Anders wants to teach Denmark about evolving tech and AI in special. We share our opinion on how to catch up with China and the US and the right usage of Big Data and discuss how Artificial Intelligence influences our lives today and in the future.  

We covered the following topics:

1:40 All about the Danish program Founders of Tomorrow, a tech and impact bootcamp and idea competition

7:23 How to teach people about emerging tech in only 5 days

10:05 All about this year`s topic of Founders of Tomorrow: Space

14:20 The Nordic Approach

21:35 Why Denmark is one of the most digitized country in the EU

24:31 How can we keep up with China and the US in Europe

29:20 How we could use Big Data in Healthcare and why we should share more data

33:14 The Finnish AI initiative „Elements of AI“ and how Anders wants to bring AI knowledge to all Danes

44:53 Anders tells us what „DareDisrupt“ means to him

Get in touch with Anders online:

Founder of Tomorrow: Taking place again from 22nd to 26th June this year, more info and application on https://foundersoftomorrow.com/

DareDisrupt: https://daredisrupt.com/

LinkedIn Profile of Anders: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andershvid/

This episode of "dorris meets" is all about Biohacking. Our guest is a real expert in this field: Martin Kremmer.

Martin has been a biohacker since 2013, he is the co-founder of the Danish Biohacking Community and he is also a very popular figure in the Biohacking scene outside of Denmark. During the day, Martin is a Global Director at Ernst & Young, lives the busy life of a consultant, traveling a 100 days a year. Martin applies strategic thinking from his day job to everyday health questions. As in business, he uses data to understand the impacts of changes to his body and mind.

With Martin we chat about his TEDx talk, if we can still trust our average doctor, how he got into Biohacking and what a Biohacker does to live an optimal life. Martin shares his insights on how to stay healthy even when living a busy life, what Ketosis can do for your body, why sleep is the most important thing and what you can find out when you let your DNA tested.

What we talk about in this episode: 

1:35 What is biohacking?

5:28 About Martin`s TEDx Talk: Can we still trust our doctors?

11:43 About Functional medicine

13:33 How Martin started with Biohacking

17:18 What to eat when traveling

21:55 About Ketosis & Fasting

27:51 Devices to track your health

31:25 Meditation with devices and neuro-stimulation

35:50 Tracking your sleep

40:59 How to start with Biohacking

44:21 How to read your blood test

48:59 About DNA Tests

53:30 How Martin fixed his Gluten issue

Useful links to follow up on our chat and find more info on Biohacking:

Dr. Olli Sovijärvi / The Biohacking Handbook: https://biohackingbook.com/

Kion Bars for healthy nutrition when traveling or just hungry: https://getkion.com/shop/body/kion-bar/

The Oura Ring for better sleep tracking: https://ouraring.com/

The Institute for Functional Medicine: https://www.ifm.org/

Digital Health Center:  http://health-dx.com

Check your DNA: 23andme.com

Evaluate your genetics test report from 23and me: http://go.strategene.org/genetic-analysis

Alternative to 23andme: https://thednacompany.com/  

YouTube Video Collection from WellnessFX: https://www.youtube.com/user/WellnessFX/videos

Facebook Page Danish Biohacking Community: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Health---Wellness-Website/Danish-Biohacker-Community-254412888635530/

Connect with Martin Kremmer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinkremmer/ 

Follow Martin on Instagram: http://instagram.com/martinkremmer

Today`s guest of "dorris meets" is Kasper Ljungstrøm Skov, Co-Founder and CEO of Stockholm-based mobile game company JustFootball. 

JustFootball is revolutionizing the sport of football by combining the physical and digital to inspire kids to go outside and play football, interacting with each other in the real world.

JustFootball has already picked up several prestigious awards including being the „Most Promising Startup“ in Sweden and is part of Sweden’s first Sports Tech accelerator program.

Our host Chris talks with Kasper about the concept of JustFootball, how they use Augmented Reality (AR) for a really meaningful user experience, what Design Sprints have taught them, how they started off with a prototype and still test new versions of the app with real users and about entrepreneurship and the responsibility of Product Designers.

What we talk about in this episode:

3:32 About JustFootball`s market entry strategy and how cultural differences influenced it 

6:26 How to use Behavioral Patterns for the good

10:37 How JustFootball uses Design Sprints

13:48 How JustFootball uses tech for their product development

21:31 How to create stickiness 

24:04 JustFootball`s Marketing Strategy

27:22 Responsibility in Product Design

29:18 About Entrepreneurship

30:30 The initial product idea and how it was tested with prototypes

36:45 Future Plans for JustFootball

Start playing JustFootball: https://justfootball.app/

Get in touch with Kasper on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kasperljungstr%C3%B8mskov/